| New York Giants at Chicago Cardinals Game Statistics |
| Date: October 7, 1956 Location: Chicago, IL |
| Venue: Comiskey Park Attendance: 21799 |
| Weather: Clear Temp: 58 F Humidty: 37% Wind: 9 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York GiantsNYG | 6 | 7 | 0 | 14 | 27 |
| Chicago CardinalsCHIC | 0 | 14 | 14 | 7 | 35 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | NYG | CHIC |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New York GiantsNYG | Mel Triplett 2 run (Frank Gifford kick failed) | 6 | 0 |
| 2 | Chicago CardinalsCHIC | Lamar McHan 2 run (Pat Summerall kick) | 6 | 7 |
| 2 | New York GiantsNYG | Mel Triplett 2 run (Frank Gifford kick) | 13 | 7 |
| 2 | Chicago CardinalsCHIC | Dick Lane 66 interception return (Pat Summerall kick) | 13 | 14 |
| 3 | Chicago CardinalsCHIC | Don Stonesifer 58 pass from Lamar McHan (Pat Summerall kick) | 13 | 21 |
| 3 | Chicago CardinalsCHIC | Gern Nagler 17 pass from Lamar McHan (Pat Summerall kick) | 13 | 28 |
| 4 | Chicago CardinalsCHIC | Lamar McHan 13 run (Pat Summerall kick) | 13 | 35 |
| 4 | New York GiantsNYG | Mel Triplett 1 run (Frank Gifford kick) | 20 | 35 |
| 4 | New York GiantsNYG | Ken MacAfee 4 pass from Charley Conerly (Frank Gifford kick) | 27 | 35 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| New York Giants | ||
| Offense | ||
| 85 | LOE | Bob Schnelker |
| 79 | LOT | Rosey Brown |
| 65 | LOG | Gerry Huth |
| 55 | C | Ray Wietecha |
| 66 | ROG | Jack Stroud |
| 72 | ROT | Dick Yelvington |
| 80 | ROE | Ken MacAfee |
| 11 | QB | Don Heinrich |
| 16 | LOH | Frank Gifford |
| 29 | ROH | Alex Webster |
| 33 | FB | Mel Triplett |
| Defense | ||
| 82 | LDE | Jim Katcavage |
| 77 | LDT | Dick Modzelewski |
| 76 | RDT | Rosey Grier |
| 81 | RDE | Andy Robustelli |
| 30 | LLB | Bill Svoboda |
| 61 | MLB | Ray Beck |
| 84 | RLB | Harland Svare |
| 48 | LDH | Ed Hughes |
| 45 | LS | Emlen Tunnell |
| 27 | RS | Herb Rich |
| 25 | RDH | Dick Nolan |
| Chicago Cardinals | ||
| Offense | ||
| 80 | LOE | Don Stonesifer |
| 71 | LOT | Tom Dahms |
| 64 | LOG | Doug Hogland |
| 50 | C | Jack Simmons |
| 62 | ROG | John Dittrich |
| 70 | ROT | Jack Jennings |
| 86 | ROE | Gern Nagler |
| 8 | QB | Lamar McHan |
| 33 | LOH | Ollie Matson |
| 44 | ROH | Dave Mann |
| 36 | FB | Johnny Olszewski |
| Defense | ||
| 84 | LDE | Leo Sugar |
| 72 | LDT | Chuck Ulrich |
| 55 | MG | Stan West |
| 74 | RDT | Len Teeuws |
| 85 | RDE | Pat Summerall |
| 51 | LLB | Leo Sanford |
| 57 | RLB | Carl Brettschneider |
| 81 | LDH | Dick Lane |
| 20 | LS | Woodley Lewis |
| 41 | RS | Jimmy Hill |
| 40 | RDH | Lindon Crow |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Giants | |||||
| Frank Gifford | 8 | 73 | 9.1 | 69 | 0 |
| Mel Triplett | 13 | 65 | 5.0 | 25 | 3 |
| Alex Webster | 12 | 21 | 1.8 | 6 | 0 |
| Don Heinrich | 1 | -2 | -2.0 | -2 | 0 |
| Chicago Cardinals | |||||
| Ollie Matson | 19 | 93 | 4.9 | 19 | 0 |
| Johnny Olszewski | 18 | 77 | 4.3 | 12 | 0 |
| Lamar McHan | 12 | 48 | 4.0 | 13t | 2 |
| Dave Mann | 8 | 18 | 2.3 | 10 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Giants | |||||||||||
| Charley Conerly | 25 | 15 | 60.0 | 2 | 180 | 7.2 | 21 | 1 | 0 | 62.1 | |
| Don Heinrich | 6 | 1 | 16.7 | 0 | -4 | -0.7 | -4 | 0 | 0 | 39.6 | |
| Chicago Cardinals | |||||||||||
| Lamar McHan | 7 | 5 | 71.4 | 0 | 136 | 19.4 | 58t | 2 | 0 | 153.3 | |
| Dave Mann | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | ||
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Giants | |||||
| Frank Gifford | 8 | 85 | 10.6 | 18 | 0 |
| Kyle Rote | 2 | 43 | 21.5 | 21 | 0 |
| Bob Schnelker | 2 | 21 | 10.5 | 12 | 0 |
| Ken MacAfee | 2 | 11 | 5.5 | 7 | 1 |
| Mel Triplett | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Alex Webster | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Chicago Cardinals | |||||
| Gern Nagler | 2 | 32 | 16.0 | 17t | 1 |
| Don Stonesifer | 1 | 58 | 58.0 | 58t | 1 |
| Dave Mann | 1 | 30 | 30.0 | 30 | 0 |
| Frank Bernardi | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 16 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Giants | |||||
| Herb Rich | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chicago Cardinals | |||||
| Dick Lane | 1 | 66 | 66.0 | 66t | 1 |
| Woodley Lewis | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Giants | |||||
| Don Chandler | 6 | 210 | 35.0 | 58 | 0 |
| Chicago Cardinals | |||||
| Dave Mann | 4 | 188 | 47.0 | 53 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Giants | ||||||
| Emlen Tunnell | 2 | 12 | 6.0 | 9 | 0 | |
| Chicago Cardinals | ||||||
| Woodley Lewis | 2 | 9 | 4.5 | 7 | 0 | |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Giants | ||||||
| Jimmy Patton | 1 | 18 | 18.0 | 18 | 0 | |
| Chicago Cardinals | ||||||
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